Radim Buchtela

24i 2018–2024 Brno, Czech Republic

Position: Smart TV Developer

A company developing applications for Smart TVs, web browsers, and mobile devices. I specialized in creating applications for Big Screen platforms, with a focus on multi-platform development using modern web technologies. I worked in agile international team, collaborating closely with designers, architects, backend developers, and QA engineers.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining a white-label OTT app solution, enabling rapid customization and deployment for multiple clients
• Contributing to an in-house SDK simplifying multi-platform development, optimized for low-performance devices (custom JSX render, React-like library, shared components, platform-specific drivers)
• Managing CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment
• Bootstrapping new customer-specific apps based on the white-label product
• Publishing apps to App Stores including Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Android TV, and Fire TV

Technical Skills

• Programming Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3
• Frontend Technologies: React-like library, JSX, SASS, Node.js, npm, Webpack
• CI/CD: Travis CI, GitHub Actions
• Cloud & Hosting: AWS (S3, CloudFront)
• Code Quality & Documentation: Jest (unit testing), Coveralls (code coverage tracking), TypeScript type checking, linters, Sentry (error monitoring), jsDoc, README files, Docusaurus (auto-generated documentation) hosted on Vercel, changelog file generation, code reviews and CI checks
• API Testing & Debugging: Postman
• Test Automation: Suitest, WebdriverIO
• Design & Prototyping Tools: Zeplin, Abstract
• Versioning & Collaboration: Git, GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Scrum

Mautilus, S.R.O. 2013–2018 Brno, Czech Republic

Position: Smart TV Developer

A company focused on developing applications for Smart TVs, mobile devices, and HbbTV platforms. I worked on applications for Smart TV platforms (e.g., Samsung, LG), HbbTV, and PlayStation 3/4 using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Apps were built as single-page applications (SPA). I also contributed to the Mautilus Smart TV SDK to simplify cross-platform development.

This role introduced me to the technically exciting and relatively niche world of Smart TV development. At the time, platforms were still maturing and inconsistent across devices, posing challenges like poor performance, platform-specific bugs, and limited tooling. I worked with media players, DRM systems, and proprietary APIs — expanding my skills beyond typical frontend work. The experience shaped my growth and let me contribute to international projects in Mautilus’s agile, fast-paced team culture.

Technical Skills

• Web Technologies: JavaScript (ES3+), (X)HTML 4, CSS 2.1, jQuery, Node.js, npm, GruntJS
• Video Streaming Technologies: Video streaming protocols, media players (native or HTML5-based), DRM integration (PlayReady, Widevine, AES)
• Ad Integration: Video ad playback, VAST, Google IMA SDK
• Analytics Integration: Google Analytics, Conviva
• Platform-Specific APIs: Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, and others
• Network Debugging: Wireshark (API traffic inspection, video streaming analysis)
• Versioning & Collaboration: SVN/Git, Assembla, JIRA/Redmine, HipChat

Web Developer (Freelance) 2009–2013

Complete development of websites for small businesses – from graphic design and full-stack implementation to hosting setup and deployment. Some projects included dynamic UI components, CMS integration (e.g., WordPress), or a custom booking system. Emphasis was placed on clean and semantic HTML, search engine optimization (SEO), and basic accessibility (a11y) best practices.

Technologies Used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, CodeIgniter, WordPress, Adobe Photoshop

GDI, S.R.O. 2009–2011 Brno, Czech Republic

Position: HTML Coder

GDI, s.r.o. is a company focused on developing its own online advertising platform. As an HTML Coder, I worked on implementing front-end templates based on graphic designs, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and clean semantic structure. I also contributed JavaScript/jQuery features and supported backend integration with PHP. The work required close collaboration with designers and developers and gave me solid experience in production-grade web development at an early stage in my career.

Technologies Used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP

Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology 2010–2013

Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Master Degree Programme

Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology 2006–2010

Information Technology, Bachelor Degree Programme

Gymnázium Jeseník 2002–2006

Graduation with Distinction (Mathematics, Physics, Czech, German)